| Issue | #17 |
| Published | January 1988 |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Cover Price | 1.00 USD; 1.25 CAD; 0.40 GBP |
| Pages | 36 |
| Editing | Ann Nocenti; Terry Kavanagh (assistant editor); Archie Goodwin (original material) |
| Characters | Wolverine |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Pencils | Jon Bogdanove |
| Inks | Terry Austin |
| Characters | Wolverine; Beast |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Pencils | Jon Bogdanove |
| Inks | Terry Austin |
| Characters | FEATURE: X-Men--Cyclops; Phoenix [Jean Grey]; Storm; Wolverine; Colossus; Banshee; Nightcrawler; GUEST: Beast; VILLAIN: Mesmero; CAMEO: Magneto |
| Synopsis | Beast comes a calling and finds X-Mansion empty so he tracks the X-Men to a carnival in Texas where they are performing as sideshow freaks; Mesmero is uncovered as the culprit, but once his hold is broken over the team, Magneto shows up to crash the party. |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Script | Chris Claremont |
| Pencils | John Byrne (p. 3-19); Kieron Dwyer (p. 1-2) |
| Inks | Terry Austin |
| Colors | Petra Scotese |
| Letters | Tom Orzechowski |
| Reprinted | from X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series) #111 |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Script | Chris Claremont |
| Pencils | John Bolton |
| Inks | John Bolton |
| Colors | Petra Scotese |
| Letters | Tom Orzechowski |
| Reprinted | in X-Men: Lost Tales (Marvel, 1997 series) #2 |
| Characters | Storm; Wolverine; Colossus; Banshee; Weapon Alpha; Nightcrawler |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Pencils | Dave Cockrum |
| Inks | Dave Cockrum (#109); Terry Austin (#111) |
| Letters | Irving Watanabe; Dan Crespi |
| Reprinted | from X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series) #109; from X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series) #111 |
| Characters | Jean Grey; Mesmero |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Pencils | John Bolton |
| Inks | John Bolton |
| Notes | Back Cover |
| Reprinted | in X-Men: Lost Tales (Marvel, 1997 series) #2 |